Austin Fashion Week: Go Local for 'Noir & Encore'

Austin Fashion Week gala benefits Arc of the Capital Area

If you wanted a primer on Austin fashion designers, Saturday's Austin Fashion Week soiree, Noir & Encore, would be a good place to start. Enthusiasm for our diversity of design talent as "there must be something in Austin's water", is common. But to see so much work in one room, on one occasion, remains eye-opening.

The evening at Brazos Hall begins with Noir, at which guests are asked to appear in black. A three-course, black and white menu will be served that utilizes items like white gazpacho, white chipotle, black truffle, coconut crema, black chocolate ganache, and milk meringue. Afterwards, groove to an all-white fashion show featuring donated garments to be sold in the Blanc Boutique, with the proceeds benefiting the Arc of the Capital Area. Hair for the show is by Ron King Beauty, and the makeup by Rae Cosmetics.